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I really don't believe in abortion," Bieber says. "It's like killing a baby?" When pressed about abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape, Bieber says: "Um. Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that."

Seems to me he's practicing "waffling" on the key issues so as not to alienate any future voters when he goes into politics after the "cute" wears off and his career tanks.

or he's just a sixteen yr old who has never really thought these kinds of things through, and is only parroting the ideals and standards inherited from his parents and teachers. Notice the way his statement was phrased as a question - in actuality he had no firm position but was seeking affirmation of his supposed "opinion" from the interviewer.

To be honest, does it really matter what a 16 yr old boy thinks about abortion anyway? that's so far out of the perview of a male that age as to make this opinion irrelevant. Besides, actually rather than endorsing or denying abortions after rape, Beiber frankly and honestly admitted that he didn't have the experience or knowledge to be able to judge that kind of situation.

I have to agree with some of the others above. It seems a bit unfair to put some 16 year old under a microscope and expect him to commit to print a stance on a series of complex hot button social issues.

Good grief. As long as he's not going totally Lohan off the rails, I wish people would just let the kid have a moment in the sun without immediately trying to take him down.

or he's just a sixteen yr old who has never really thought these kinds of things through, and is only parroting the ideals and standards inherited from his parents and teachers. Notice the way his statement was phrased as a question - in actuality he had no firm position but was seeking affirmation of his supposed "opinion" from the interviewer.

To be honest, does it really matter what a 16 yr old boy thinks about abortion anyway? that's so far out of the perview of a male that age as to make this opinion irrelevant. Besides, actually rather than endorsing or denying abortions after rape, Beiber frankly and honestly admitted that he didn't have the experience or knowledge to be able to judge that kind of situation.

Quite likely you are correct in all of this, but then if we take that into consideration, we wouldn't be able to have any fun at his expense

Perhaps though, he may want to start thinking about it because after all, he IS a 16 year old boy who is wealthy, famous, and (theoretically), cute, as well as being flooded with Testosterone. He may well still be a virgin, but really, how much longer can he hold out? At some point, he WILL get laid, and probably sooner rather than later. And when that happens, he may find himself having to think about abortion in ways he never imagined...

For the record though, when I was sixteen, I was aware of, and concerned with this subject even though I knew it would never become an issue for me personally since I was a gayboy from day one.

In general no, but Beiber is not any 16yr old and he has millions of girls as fans. What I would like to see him do is to advocate for safe sex, or something, because he certainly cannot sing.

I mean this is subjective, but I'm of the opinion that he's a very talented singer, and he can play the guitar quite well which makes him a fairly talented musician. What he cannot do is write songs, so he isn't a very good songwriter. I think a 16 year old advocating for safe sex would be a little odd, considering he's probably pretty new to sex himself.

I have found myself more attracted to pigs --- like the little fellow from Charlotte's Web - every since the hotdog incident --- needless to say, mom wasn't too amused when she had to wrestle it out of me --- but that is a story for another day --- between the hot dog in the ass and dressing my sister's dolls in Bob Mackie dresses, you would have thought that she wouldn't have been so surprised when I came out to her --- go figure.

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

Some are taking issue with what he said about homosexuality. He said something like if that is what people decide, then it doesn't affect me and it shouldn't affect others. Some thought he was implying it was a choice. I think he was trying to say being gay is no big deal. From what he said, I don't think he was saying it was choice.

This all reminds me when Brittany Spears was asked about Dubbya when she was much younger. She said something like...He is doing the best job he can and we should all have faith in him. I didn't understand asking her, at that time, a question about the president. She would later appear in an episode of "Will and Grace" making fun of neo-con thinking. That episode where she says she's into skunking, poodle-balling, and pulling the blinds. I still don't know what those things are. I can imagine what they mean.

I think his job is to be young, sexy, successful, and entertaining. Who gives a fuck about his politics.

Let's see here Young: Yes. But it's not like he has a choice in the matter Sexy: Entirely debatable. Maybe in a decade or three, if he actually can look like a guy by then. Successful: Yeah, he's made a ton of money, so I gues I'll giv him that. Entertaining: The only way I could find him etertaining is if he were locked in a fighting cage with Matty the Damned. I'd pay big money to watch, and be enterntained by, such a spectacle. Otherwise, meh, no big deal.

Sadly, though, it is unlikely to ever come to pass. After all, he gets paid a lot of money to open his mouth mouth and let it all out. No matter how pathetic it may sound.

As for looking pretty? Meh... Call me underwhelmed. I know billions of pre-teen fans of both genders beg to disagree with me on this one, but way too young and way to fey for me. I wonder if his dad is hot? Hmmmm...